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Tubal Ligation

Service/Procedure Summary

Tubal Ligation is also known as 'getting your tubes tied.' This operation is performed to block off a woman's fallopian tubes to prevent pregnancy.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
286 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
144 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
230 days
68 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
141 days
256 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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92 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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98 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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144 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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125 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
86 days
47 days
New Glasgow
Aberdeen Hospital
130 days
65 days
Amherst
Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
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Antigonish
St. Martha's Regional Hospital
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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41 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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79 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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84 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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93 days
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
January 1 - March 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
May 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
77 days
47 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
51 days
89 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
91 days
68 days
Louai Jony
Truro
126 days
41 days
Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
61 days
106 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
110 days
78 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
168 days
39 days
Philip Pink
Truro
125 days
98 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
80 days
159 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
141 days
128 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
254 days
85 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
230 days
117 days
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
223 days
144 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
300 days
135 days
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
253 days
275 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
407 days
175 days
Anca Matei
Kentville
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Anna Coolen
Kentville
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Anushuya Kasi
North Sydney
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Barbara M Parish
Halifax
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Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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86 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
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Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
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Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
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Nicholas Braithwaite
Halifax
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Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
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Stephen Maldwyn Owen
Bridgewater
---
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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87 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Natheniel Abutu
Yarmouth
32 days
21 days
Louai Jony
Truro
39 days
19 days
Michael Osasere
North Sydney
30 days
53 days
Cheryl Pugh
Bridgewater
50 days
36 days
Fazil Okuboyejo
New Glasgow
62 days
25 days
Manivasan Moodley
Sydney
85 days
44 days
Farrell Nette
Kentville
98 days
32 days
Philip Pink
Truro
57 days
86 days
Nicholas Paul Clague
Truro
52 days
96 days
Changulanda Joshi
New Glasgow
90 days
65 days
David Rittenberg
Halifax
90 days
69 days
Gregory Tynski
Kentville
76 days
105 days
Erin MacLellan
North Sydney
138 days
75 days
Melissa Brooks
Halifax
203 days
84 days
Michael W Rudd
Kentville
272 days
104 days
Dawn C Edgar
Antigonish
225 days
217 days
Anca Matei
Kentville
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Anna Coolen
Kentville
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Anushuya Kasi
North Sydney
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Barbara M Parish
Halifax
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Channabasav Shettar
Yarmouth
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31 days
Helen Sandland
Amherst
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Leslie Houck
Yarmouth
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Nancy Ann Van eyk
Halifax
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Nicholas Braithwaite
Halifax
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Sally Jorgensen
Bridgewater
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Scott D Mawdsley
Dartmouth
---
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Stephen Maldwyn Owen
Bridgewater
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Winifred W Lee
Dartmouth
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60 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
April 1 2017 - March 31 2018
Next Update: 
May 2018
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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